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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education